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This is the fourth in the FAO series of
worldwide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of
organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume
includes 342 shark species belonging to 8 orders and 31 families.
It provides a comprehensive and illustrated key to all orders and
families of sharks, with a glossary of technical terms and
measurements. Within each family are given individual accounts of
species, which include drawings, scientific and vernacular names,
information on habitat, biology and fisheries, and a distribution
map; for most families there is also a key to genera. The work is
fully indexed and there is ample reference to pertinent
literature.